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coming apart

coming apart is the present participle and gerund of come apart.

Meaning of come apart

Verb

come apart (third-person singular simple present comes apart, present participle coming apart, simple past came apart, past participle come apart)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see come, apart.
  2. (intransitive) To break, separate.
    • The jigsaw puzzle will come apart if you try to pick it up.
    Synonyms:
    come undone
  3. (intransitive) To have an emotional breakdown; to become emotionally dysfunctional; to have an intense emotional reaction.
    Synonyms:
    come undone

Questions about coming apart

What is coming apart the present participle and gerund of?
Coming apart is the present participle and gerund of come apart.

Words near coming apart in the dictionary

  1. coming after
  2. coming alive
  3. coming aloft
  4. coming along
  5. coming and going
  6. coming apart
  7. coming apart at the seams
  8. coming around
  9. coming as no surprise
  10. coming at
  11. coming at a cost

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